The Desolation of Smug

[AlwaysGreen]

Penrith Panthers, 4 in a row. Have to be considered the best side since the mighty dragons.

They are some form of relentless rugby league machine.

To live under Cleary and Son's reign of smug has been a painful privilege.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Congratulations to them, amazing team but it's getting super boring now

 

[some11]

Time for Melbin to sack Bellamy.

 

[Scootsie]

Well Smug doesn’t really start until GF celebrations get underway.
There’ll be tributes, posts, tweets and headlines for days, raising the ire of the outraged. That’s always fun to watch unfold.

 

[Rabbit toes]

Penrith Panthers, 4 in a row. Have to be considered the best side since the mighty dragons.

They are some form of relentless rugby league machine.

To live under Cleary and Son's reign of smug has been a painful privilege.

Not as privileged as watching Ricky Stuart getting an extension.
True royalty

 

[Nuke]

Congratulations to them, amazing team but it's getting super boring now

I second this.

To do what they've done is an amazing effort, particularly in this day and age, but yep, time for somebody else next year. And not a Roosters or a Melbourne either.

 

[chrisD]

It is no longer about us, but which side can rise above the pack for the honour of being invited to our yearly coronation.

 

[soc123_au]

I haven't found it boring. Such a far cry from my early memory's of being a Panthers supporter in the Parra/Dogs era. Long may it continue.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

They won’t make the 8 next season.

 

[Blues Riff]

They won’t make the 8 next season.

If recent history is anything to go by, it's the Storm that miss the eight and Bellyache gets the sack.

 

[yobbo84]

As long as they have Edwards, Cleary, Yeo, Martin etc fit when it matters, and the NRL continues to ignore ruck interference and inside 10m in big finals... the Panthers will likely still win the premiership.

 

[pennywisealfie]

I'm biased as f**k and even I said after Penrith's second premiership that they were the best team I've ever seen. Even better than the Broncos team of the late 90s.

They've added two more titles since then. Truly unbelievable what they've done.

They'll win it next year too.

 

[JJ]

Best in my lifetime, best since the Dragons who precede me

Excellence gets boring for others, I guess